Citlalli

A girls’ name of Nahuatl origin, meaning star.

Babies a year
33
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Citlalli by the numbers

Citlalli was given to 33 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 413 babies in 2001, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Citlalli. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

Other names that mean a star

Like Citlalli, each of these has a star in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Stellastar5,038 in the US (2017)
  • Novanew; a brightening star650 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
  • Estherstar333 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Miriamstar of the sea; beloved197 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maryamstar of the sea or beloved825 in England and Wales (2025)

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